Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1918 — Page 1

Volume XVI. Number 70.

GERMAN OFFENSIVE HAS BEEN HALTED

ALLIES MEET ATTACKS WITH COUNTER DRIVES LATEST CABLEGRAM FROM SIMMS SAYS HINDENBURG'S FIRST THRUST WAS CHECKED WITH BUT SLIGHT GAINS, (By William Phillip Simms) With the British Armies in France. Mar. 22—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—British troops are holding the Germans everywhere and are driving them back in places, the latest report indicates. i The enemy has not reached a single one of their objectives, according to a captured map. i British counter-attacks with tanks at seven o'clock last night threw the Germans out of Doignies, which the British still occupied this morning. I The Germans have not used tanks on this front before. The British artillery operated in the open under the densest camautlage. German prisoners declare their batteries suffered greatly. I As this was cabled Hindenburg's first thrust- apparently- is checked with small gain. The situation has quieted down, at least momentarily.

(United Press Service) Washington, D. C„ Mar. 22—(Spei cial to Daily Democrat) —The death toll of the United States destroyer Manley was raised to a total of sixteen this afternoon when twelve additional deaths were reported to the navy department. Washington. March 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Acting Chief of Staff March has ordered a general weeding out of swivel chairs, Lawyers who are wearing uniform and holding clerical positions under the general staff, he told the house military committee this afternoon. London. March 22—(Special to Daily Democrat)—British military officials are confident the big German drive will be stopped, but they sounded a note of warning today that the world's desti.iy may depend on the human wall against which the enemy is hurling its shock troops Correspondents at the front agree that the enemy is trying its "nutcracker” strategy on the Cambrai salient from the flanks, seeking to straighten its line and pinch oft an enormous number of the British men and guns. (By William Philip Simms. United Press staff correspondent.) With the British Armies in France, March 22—(1:15 a. m.)— (Special to Daily Democrat)—British troops, with their customary coolness, bobbed up after the German barrage of gas shells and high explosives at the start of the big enemy attack and met the first rush wearing masks and machine gunning the advancing waves. Hand to hand fighting was frequent. British soldiers occupying the string points in the lines fought it out with knives and bayonets. It looked as though Hindenburg had launched his long heralded offensive. If this is the loudly advertised drive it has come according to specifications. Officers and men are smiling confidently as this is cabled. The situation is necessarily vague. When UKhting begins on such a wide front, a f< u hours are required to watch develop ments. What sometimes appears a ♦ ♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦** + SOLDIERS' NAMES. ♦ We are receiving dozens of 4 ♦ names of boys from Adams (oun 4* ty who were not included in thf 4- list published a week ago. We 4 + are trying to complete a complete 4> and accurate record, giving 'h' 4- army address of the boys, We 4 4- can only do it with your help < 4 1 you know of some boy whose 4 ♦ name we haven’t got. send it in 4 1 or if you know of a wrong ad4- dress, help us to correct it. It 4 ♦ is a very important record for 4 ♦ future reference. Please help ■ 4> us. We will reprint the list in a ■ ♦ few days. + + + + + + + + 4-4-4-4-4- 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

hurricane becomes a feint, and a seeming feint becomes a serious drive. j, i The Germans hurled their storm i troops against the British righ’ flanks,! following a brief bombardment of a forty-five mile front. They cam 1 on in thick waves behind a smoke barrage. British artillery amt machine guns J cut swaths in the enemy ranks, f' Enemy high velocity guns began ! shelling towns far in the rear as th? * battle commenced. They fired regul- - arly throughout the morning, at live . minute intervals, stopping periodical- * ly to cool off their guns. | German preparations prior to the attack were stupendous and were car- ' ried out with the utmost attempt at ■ secrecy. Haig, however, knew what 1 was happening. His airmen reported ■ every new ammunition dump, railway i line, strategic road or aerodrome as sooor as they were commenced. I Day by day. they watched Hinden i burg complete his preparations. And ' day by day Haig took counter-precau-tions accordingly. , (By Carl D. Groat. United Press staff |t correspondent.) J Washington, March 22—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Germany's big bombardment and attacks on the west line 1 were generally regarded here as the ' start of her long advertised but much ' doubted major offensive. ’j That it met with partial success at 1 s the outset, however, did not discear*iage military men, for they declared it "! is yet too early to be certain of just ‘J what the Teuton proposes while the British counter-attacks may prove ex-; \ tremely costly for him. And there • | were those who believed that the smash may be a tactical curtain screen i ing a blow elsewhere. Some officers ’ ptill hold the view that Germany intends a drive in Italy or Macedonia 1 and that the present movement is a ' feint to cover the other operations and l ’ to make it difficult to shift allied re-1 serves. ' | But the predominant thought hire In the light of first accounts of Hie t- struggle was that Germany is making x the great gamble in the west Tint ’■ she intends to be prodigal of her hull man cannon fodder, is gathered Hom ~ her use of masse dformations. * First reports indicate that th° Ger * mans wasted many men in the start * of the assault, and all past experiences * shows that the massed attack is the * costliest form of warfare. *| Penetration of the British lines bo * tween Cambrai and Lasers was tin * doubtedly accomplished only with expensive Teuton casualties, And when . the British reform for the counter- + move, the Germans may be drj'”’t + back, losing all and more than 4. gained. 4, If casualties comparable to those in + the Verdun drive can be inflicte< on 4. the Germans, then will his drive have 4. been too costly according to army men 1 Germany might not stand for the 4> (Continued mi Page ’ Four) i

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, March 22, 1918.

COLORED YARNS Should Not he Made up Into Socks for the Soldiers THEY’RE INJURIOUS I — Chapters Must Ravel Out the Feet and Re-knit With White Yarn. O. L. Vance, county Red Cross chairman. has word from Grace MeGibeny, chief supervisor of the Indiana warehouse, relative to knitting and sewing for the soldiers, as follows: Attention Chairman Work Shop: i We are receiving great numbers of socks knitted from khaki and highly colored yarns. These socks are injurious to soldiers' feet. Do not send socks like this to us. Chapters having such socks on hand must have the I feet ravelled and reknitted with white yarn. .Men’s day shirts may be made of black sateen, blue denins or gingham. t or cotton goods of good quality in dark colors. Use McCall pattern No. 150. Make garment without bosom or pocket on the bosom. Summer pajamas should be made of madras, seer sucker, gingham or percale. Use same pattern as for winter pajamas, the only change being, the eliminating of th p turn over collar The band, only, should he used for a collar and should be 1V 2 inches high when finished. Very truly, GRACE McGIBENY Chief Supervisor. PRUNE AND SPRAY How to do It Will be Demonstrated in Adams County Orchards. TWO DAYS NEXT WEEK Series of Records Will be Taken of the Kruecke- i berg Orchard. Adams County Agricultural Agent M. H. Overton says: “Two pruning and spraying demon- ( strations will l» held in Adams cotin-, ty orchards next Monday and Tues ' day. Mrs. Kelley will be sent here by the Extension Department of Pur-| due University to have charge of the ' demonstrations. At two o’clock on 'Monday afternoon, there will be a ! demonstration in the orchard of Fred i Beeler, who lives one-quarter mile; . west of the Stucky school, in Hartford ■ township. At nine o’clock on Tuesday morning another demonstration will be held in the orchard of Martin, Krueckenberg. in Union township, which is half a mile east of the Brodbeck school. I “On Tuesday, a series of records | will be started on the Kreuckenberg orchard. One block of trees will be left unsprayed throughout the season, while the remainder of the orchard will be sprayed as recommended by orchard specialists. Records will be kept of the amount of time taken to do the pruning and spraying as it should be done and this will be charged against the value of the fruit produced. With these records, it will be possible for Mr. Krueckenberg to know exactly how much it has paid him for the time spent in caring for his orchard.” MISS CRAMER VERY LOW Miss Gusta Cramer is said to be ■ very low. She took a turn for the ' worse Sunday and since yesterday i has not been so well. She is said to i be very near death and her recovery > is not expected. Miss Cramer served i for many years as chief telephont a operator and is one of the best known " ladies of the city.

44444444444444 4 GOING OVER. 4 4 + i 4 In an interview today with 4 4 Mr. Charles S. Mummu. who has 4 4 been appointed chairman for 4 4 Union township for the Third + Liberty Loan Drive. Mr. Mumma 4 4 said. “We have formed an or 4 4 gunization over this township 4 4 that is a dandy. We are going 4 4 to ’go over the top' whatever 4 4 quota may be allotted to us. We 4 4 have a lot of people of German 4 4 descent in our township and 4 4 from what talks I have had I am 4 4 sure they propose to invest 4 4 heavily in Liberty Bonds. We 4 4 have quite a number of rich 4 4 farmers in our township and our 4 4 organization, you can bet your 4 4 life, is going to give every man, 4 4* woman and child a chance to 4 4 save and help by buying bonds.” 4 44444 + 4 + 44 + 444 WOMEN ORGANIZERS ARE BUSY Liberty Loan Chaiman is Announced for Each Township AND CORPORATION Captains and Teams to he Announced Later—The Work Going on Nicely. Through the county chairmanship of Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, and her able assistants, the organization for the woman’s liberty loan drive of Adams county is being rapidly perfected. ■ At a meeting at the Masonic hall i last evening. Mrs. Knapp heard reports from every one of her twelve organizers, one having l>een assigned to each township. They reported the ■ chairmen they had secured for each township and corporation, In some cases, reports were also made of the captains ami the teams secured by the township and corporation chairmen. However, these were not complete at this time, but they were expected to be ready to report by the great county mass meet- - ing of women which will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:15 in the Masonic I hall, when the state chairman, Alice ' McCulloch, will be here to give a speech relative to the liberty loan drive. | Only a report of the chairmen appointed for the townships and cor1 porations will be published at this ! time. The captains they have secured and the teams under them, will be , published later. The chairmen follow: Union township, (Mrs. J. L. Kocher, organizer)— Chairman. Mrs. William Barrone. I Root township (Mrs. S. D. Beavers, organizer)—Chairman, Mrs. Charles Magley. i Preble township (Mrs. C. V. Connell, organizer)—Chairman. Mrs. R. H. White; assistant, Mrs. Charles Oettinger. j Kirkland township (Mrs. Will Kremers, organizer)—Chairman, Mrs. Henry Breiner. | Washington township — Chairman, 1 Mrs. C. S. Niblick. (Continued on Page 5.) I s “r 44444444444444 1 4. 'RAH FOR KIRKLAND! 4 4. 4 4- Kirkland township high school 4 1 4- is certainly to be congratulated 4 4 on her efforts yesterday in the 4 4 "War Camp Recreation Fund" 4 ' 4- canvass for the soldiers. The + 5 4- apportionment for this “young" 4 > 4> high school was $4.00. At the 4 I «• final count at 3:30 yesterday 4 r 4- afternoon the boys and girls had 4 4 collected $35.01. Prof. O. D. Ri- 4 + der, the superintendent of the 4 4> Kirkland township high school. 4 4 with his excellent staff of teach- 4 e 4 ers, are more than pleased with 4 e 4 the spirit in which his boys and 4 4 girls are working This high 4 0 4* school is the first high school in 4 y 4 this county to make a report ou 4 d 4- this campaign which was carried 4 e f on in every high school of the 4 II 4 county yesterday. 4 + + + + + + + + 44 + -l

• REV. BORTON HERE >1 k Organizer of the Christian j Brotherhood Here on h i ►. Anniversary Il — » OF THE ORGANIZATION ► ► i" Social at Dr. Mangold’s ► , Home—Address on k 1 “Loyalty.” k Rev. Benjamin Borton, pastor of the . Marion Christian church, former pas- ► tor of the Decatur church, was the ’ guest of honor last evening at the fourth anniversary meeting of the Loyal Men's Class, or the Christian! Brotherhood, at the home of Dr. Burt j Mangold. Rev. Borton was the oiganizer of the class, anil on this anniversary meeting he was asked 10 be present and to deliver the principal address. ► • G. T. Burk delivered the address of welcome, and Rev. Borton followed 1 with a talk on “Loyalty.” He emphasized the loyalty that is due one’s self, to the. country, to God and to others. His talk was a very fine one, highly appreciated. Mrs. Mangold, assisted by a number of ladies, served a fine repast. Eig't- ! teen men of the class were present, and the wives of the greater number also responded to be there on this anniversary occasion. Prof. V. C. Knepper has invited the Brotherhood to meet with him in two weeks. A program committee includes J. E. Anderson, Dr. Burt Mangold and G T. Burk. FORWARD MARCH Organization for Third Liberty Loan Drive Will be Wonderful One. GEN. GARARD IN TOWN Is in Charge of District and Pleased With Progress Made Here. General Garard. of Indianapolis, who is in charge of the Fort Wayne district, which includes this county, ior ■ the third liberty loan drive, was here ■ today to see how the work of organi- ' zation is coming, and he was pleased with the progress made here. He as- , sured us that he as well as the state 1 managers will do everything they can to aid us in the big drive in Adams • county. Mr. Garard was quarternlast--1 er general of the Indiana guards for a number of years and regrets only • that his services were declined in the • army because of his age. He is the ■ colonel of the first regiment of the new Indiana guards and last night ■ mustered into service a new company • at Union City. • C. S. Niblick, chairman of Root township, reports attending a meeting j called by the township captain, Fred Schurger and held at Monmouth, last I- evening. A large crowd was present ► and the meeting was enthusiastic. ► The township has been organized (• down to the school district and they h are ready for the big drive. Watch old Root, come along in this cam- • paign. ** Splend,id township meetings were • also held in Union and Hartford town- • ships last evening. French Quinn . went to Union and O. L. Vance to Linn . Grove. They report splendid organiza--tion, enthusiasm and a desire to help .put it over. Other townships are rex'porting and by Monday the chain will 4, be complete, not a link missing. _ , O • POSTPONE MEETING 4, The meeting of the Red Cross which 4, was to have been held tonight will be 4. postponed on account of the lecture + to be given tonight at the Masonic 4- hall.

THIRTY-FIVE MORE BOYS LEAVE FOR CAMP SOON EIGHTEEN TO CAMP TAYLOR, LEAVING AT 7:03A. M , MARCH 30TH. AND SEVENTEEN TO FORT HAMILTON ON APRIL 3RD.

* FACTS ABOUT QUOTA. + ♦ 4 4 Destination—Camp Ttylor, Louis- 4 I 4 ville, Ky. + 4 Day of Entrainment —Saturday 4 '4 March 30. 4 4 Road —The Grand Rapids and 4 4 Indiana. 4 4 Time of Leaving—7:o3 a. m.. 4 4 from depot. 4 | 4 Train—Regular passenger train. 4 4 Time to Report—4:oo o'clock, 4 4 Friday, March 29th. 4 4 Lodging Over Night—Murray 4 4 Hotel.. 4 4 Number of Men in the Quota — 4 4 Eighteen. 4 I 4 Number of Substitutes —Two. 14 Arrive at Louisville—4:3o p. m. 4 44444444444444 The eighteen men selected by the I local military board as Adams county's share of the seventeen per cent quota recently called by the war department, will leave for Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville. Ky., on Saturday, March 30 at 7:03 a. n over the Grand Rai ids & Indiana railroad. Official word to this effect was received this morning by the board from the State Conscription Agent. Major Robert C. Baltzell. The Adams county boys will leave here on the regular passenger train, change at Richmond for Indianapolis, where they will have their dinner at 11:30 and at one o'clock will leave that city for Louisville, Ky., arriving thereat 4:30 o'clock p. m. From there I they will be transferred to the camp. The entrainment will not be scatter- , ed over a period of five days as first announced. The eighteen Adams county men will report to the local military board on Friday afternoon at four o’clock at the city hall at which time and place arrangements will be completed for their entrainment. A captain for the squad will be selected by the board and transportation details made. Those who will be unable to return here in time for the train Saturday morning will be furnished with lodg(Continued on Page Fourl

,| TODAY’S WORLD NEWS FLASHES (United Press Service) Washington. Mar. 22 —A gold star on a service flag will be the mark that shows a son or brother has paid the utmost sacrifice of devotion to the country. While there has been no official designation of the gold star to mark ' the loss of a soldier in the family, the suggestion has been accepted generally and army officers and war department officials endorse the idea. Indianapolis, Ind.. Mar. 22—Meredith Nicholson, author, is the latest candidate to be brought out for the democratic nomination for congress in thisfr district. I Indianapolis, Ind.. Mar. 22—April first is the date set by the state fuel administration for the new zone system for distribution of coal to go into effect in Indiana. The system is designed to eliminate long hauls of the coal and force use of fuel in the district in which it is produced. Toledo, Ohio, Mar. 22—Tony Wroblewski, Ohio boy mentioned in Fred ' Ferguson's dispatch as being among the American soldiers cited for bravery ' by the French, lived in Toledo. He enlisted last spring in the Sixth Ohio, National Guard, now the 147th Infantry, and was transferred to the Rainbow division. His parents here were recently notified that Tony was killed on 3 March 4th. He was only 17. 1 With the American Army in France. Mar. 21—(Night)—Twelve Ameri1 can soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in the fight for democracy were ’ cited for bravery by the French commander here this evening. The honored p dead were: Lieut. L. J. Jordan, Fredericksburg, Tex., of the Illinois artillery; Alexander B. Burns, Donner's Grove, 111., also of the Illinois artillery; Ser» ;1 geants Frank O’Connell, of Ohio, and Paul Ludwig, of Pennsylvania; CorI poral W. F. Gehring, Pennsylvania; Privates J. E. White, Homer Dawson,. I T V. Polewski and M. J. Bird, of Ohio; Robert Kotuck, of Pennsylvania; H. I Lowe Petty, of California and W. Dickerson, of North Carolina. All these h fell between February 22 and March 21. I 2 e' Washington, D. C., Mar. 22—The house this afternoon voted for the permanent increase in the salaries of all postal employees ranging from 5 to 25 per cent.

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N 44444444444444 k 4 TO FT. HAMILTON, N. * k + 4 k 4 Vilas Huser. Berne. 4 k 4 Henry E. Lehman, Berne. 4 k 4 Leland McCollum, Geneva. 4 k 4 Wm. P. Habegger, Berne. 4 k 4 Frank Riffe, Monroe. 4 k 4 Willis Gee, Geneva. 4 k 4 Wesley R. Sprunger, Berne. 4 k 4 Walter H. Wilkenson, Decatur. 4 • 4 Homer C. Stuckey, Berne. 4 • 4 John W. Brewster, Geneva. 4 • 4 Thomas D. Dean, Decatur. 4 ■ 4 Robert A. Jaebker, Preble. 4 ■ 4 Clifton E. Striker, Berne. 4 ■ 4 Herman E. Bultemeier, Decatur. 4 • 4 Robert Nevill, Geneva. 4 4 Ernest Stengle, Berne. 4 ■ 4 Otto Colchin, Decatur. 4 ■ 4 SUBSTITUTES. 4 4 Joel Sprunger, Berne. 4 4 Geo. H. Sprague, Decatur. 4 4 Walter Hofstetter, Berne. 4 444444 <44 4 4444 Right on the heels of the departure of the eighteen men who leave March 30th, for Camp Taylor. Ky., at least seventeen of the above twenty will entrain from this city for Fort Hamilton, N. Y„ they comprising Adams county’s share of the remaining thir-ty-five per cent quota of the first draft. The local military board selected them this morning and the same rules as those observed in the selection of ' the eighteen men were used. The official order from the war department at Washington, specifies that the board skip or eliminate all registrants within the order of call who are actually engaged in farming or assisting in getting out one of the crops. The exact day of entrainment of the above seventeen men has not been set, the word received being that they be ready to entrain April 3rd. These seventeen men will be sent to Fort Hamilton. N. Y.. and it is more than likely that they will leave hero as a unit. They are the first men from Adams county to be sent to Fort Hamilton and it is quite probable that they will soon be sent over to France. <Continued on Page Four) '